Drug-induced meningitis.
Meningitis is usually produced by an infectious agent, but there are multiple noninfectious causes. Medications may produce both acute and recurrent meningitis. We present a patient with 3 episodes of aseptic meningitis due to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and then review the topic of drug-induced meningitis.
Gordon
M F
MF
Department of Neurology, SUNY, Stony Brook 11794.
Allon
M
M
Coyle
P K
PK
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000009:adverse effects*
D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination